High-performance multimode interference coupler in silicon waveguides with subwavelength structures

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 1406-1408

  Ortega Monux A ^a   Zavargo Peche, L ^a   Maese Novo, A ^a   Molina Fernandez I ^a   Halir, R ^a   Wanguemert Perez J G ^a   Cheben, P ^b   Schmid, J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; multimode interference (MMI) coupler; silicon wire waveguide; silicon on insulator (SOI); Subwavelength grating (SWG)

Indexed keywords

COMMON MODE REJECTION RATIO; COMPLEX DEVICES; INDEX CONTRASTS; MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE COUPLERS; PHASE ERROR; SILICON WAVEGUIDE; SILICON WIRE WAVEGUIDE; SILICON-ON-INSULATORS; SINGLE ETCH; SUB-WAVELENGTH; SUB-WAVELENGTH STRUCTURES; SUBWAVELENGTH GRATING;

REFRACTIVE INDEX; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS; WAVEGUIDES;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 80052915440     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2011.2161866     Document Type: Article

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